Be Careful Online This Holiday Season @HotspotShield #HotspotShield

Disclosure:  I am a Hotspot Shield Ambassador that is compensated and will be sharing my honest opinion.

With Black Friday just a few days away, it is really hitting me that Christmas is coming.  Now I do a lot and I mean a lot of shopping online.  If I can buy it online for the same price as in-store or cheaper than I will buy it online.  I especially shop a lot online during the holidays because I hate traffic and crowds, I like to be in and out of stores especially because I usually have kids with me.  I am not the only either who ups their shopping online during the holiday season with 12% of people saying they will spend more and 54% saying they will spend the same.

While shopping online though it is especially important to be careful.  The holidays can also bring out desperation in people and stealing, I know because I usually get 1-2 notices from my various credit cards to be extra careful shopping online.  Some credit card companies offer a one-time credit card number for shopping online so its not your official card number and not saved anywhere.  Others offer safe shopping through their own websites.  Well those are great features if they are available to you but if there not then you might be at a loss for what to do.

One way to keep your information safe is to use a VPN (virtual private network) such as HotSpot Shield on all your computers and smartphones.  It is a great way to keep your browsing and shopping to yourself and secure.  It also protects against malware, which  includes a variety of hostile computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, dishonest adware, and other malicious programs.  Basically using HotSpot Shield, your internet browsing will be safe and your protected from any unwanted purchases this holiday season and from identity theft troubles!  This time of the year is stressful enough, using HotSpot Shield is a way to keep you safe from behind the scenes.